Tag Archives: SharePoint 2013

What is a Page Layout? A Page Layout in SharePoint allows you to create a template for a page that users apply to their content for a consistent layout of information. Page layouts help dictate the overall look and feel of a Web page. User can create custom page layout by following ways: Using design […]

There are several ways a user can add audio or video clips to a SharePoint page when editing the page in browser. Here we are going to discuss the following ways to embed a video to SharePoint. We will follow a step by step approach to achieve the desired output. Add the media web part on […]

Introduction Before we go any further to the details of this article, ask yourself how many different accounts (actually Calendars) do you use in your day to day life including both personal as well as professional activities? Research has shown that on an average, a person working with a small to medium size team (2 […]

What is a Web Part? SharePoint Web Part is basically a reusable component designed for a particular task and can be easily added to a SharePoint page for customization/personalization. But for me as a developer, its a user control that is deployed at Site Collection level so that all sites under the site collection can […]

Task List in SharePoint 2013 Tasks lists in SharePoint are used for capturing actions, to-dos, and deadlines. Whenever multiple people are working together to deliver on time a joint project or initiative you need some way of effectively communicating what everyone is supposed to do. You also track what everyone has (or has not) done […]

What is a Content Type? A Simple way of explaining what is SharePoint Content Type is by imagining us grouping Columns used in your list or library together, which we plan to reuse often. For example, if I know I have to often use “First Name, Last Name, Phone No, Birthdate” etc. columns together when […]

SharePoint 2013 has brought exciting new features which extend SharePoint Apps as well as Farm solutions. These two are used in different ways, hence the need to know which one to choose depending on the scenario at your disposal. Here is a comparison between the app and farm solutions in SharePoint 2013. Hopefully, the reader will be clear […]

In one of my previous post on SharePoint Interview Questions for Dummies, we talked about New features of SharePoint 2013 at high level for all type of users including End User, Administrators and Developers. In this post, we will try to explore End User specific new and exciting features in SharePoint 2013. Following are the key […]